Box 4273.002

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This collection contains materials pertaining to the United States Civil War, which took place from 1861 through 1865, collected by Dr. Wade Hall. It consists of textual evidence such as correspondence, diaries, and family papers, as well as various artifacts and a few illustrations. The materials represent individuals and groups from both the Union and Confederate sides of the war.

Scope and Contents The collection contains a single letter from Lowe [the name is not certain] to Miss Roxy Barker of Limerick, New York, a small community close to Watertown. Lowe's letter is dated 11 February 1862 (the final digit spills off the edge of the page) and was sent from Falls Church, Virginia, where his Civil War unit was stationed. In it he describes conducting skirmishing drill, provisions, tents and sleeping arrangements,equipment, discipline, religious observance, and his own prayer that "I...

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This collection consists of seven letters to Edwin Keiger, during the years of 1862 and 1863. Six letters are from family members, one is from Sergeant William A. Butner. The content of the family letters contain material related to an unidentified 1863 fight in which Keiger participated, weather, health, and minor domestic concerns. Some of the later family letters refer to Keiger’s illness (smallpox) and the Butner letter describes a march from Fredericksburg to Culpepper, VA.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of hand written letters (and four typewritten transcripts) from Major V. M. Elmore, during the years of 1862 and 1863. In his letters he describes troop movements, skirmishes, battles, and life in the camp. In his November 1862 letter, he wrote that there were many Jews in the camp and suggests that the Jewish ladies of Montgomery may want to send clothing, "as many of them have relations in the company." In his June 1863 letter he mentions William Orton...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of a precis in tabular form titled "Sketches of the Travels of the 117th Ill Infantry Volunteers during a term of 3 years," bearing the signature of John R. Lee of Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois. The precis itself is undated, but records movements that took place from 1862 through 1865. It records starting and finishing points, distance, and means of travel (by foot, rail, or water), but only rarely dates, and very rarely any further details. A very few entries...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of photocopies of a typescript of Bush's Civil War diary, covering events from October 1, 1862 to December 1, 1863, and annotated at a later date; the Roll of Company B, 6th Kentucky Regiment, C.SA, according to Bush's account; Bush's obituary; and biographical data on Bush compiled by his grandson, W. C. Bush. Bush was present at the Battles of Shiloh, Baton Rouge, Murphreesboro, Chickamauga, and Atlanta, although his diary does not begin until after the first two...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of twelve letters from Boatwright, an ordinance officer in the Confederate Army, stationed at Savannah, Georgia, to his wife in Columbia, South Carolina, although the letters suggest that the Boatwrights were from Virginia. The earliest letter is dated December 22, 1863, the last May 14, 1864. The contents are largely personal; Boatwright was deeply devoted to his wife and in virtually every letter states how much he misses her. The strain of separation was doubtless...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of photocopies of Edward R. Moore's commission as 1st Lieutenant, 2nd Infantry Regt., U.S. Colored Troops, August 26, 1863; a letter introducing Moore to Major Williams of the War Department, written by N. F. Downs, Chief Clerk in the Treasury Department's Office of Internal Revenue, November 28, 1863; Moore's appointment as Captain, September 13, 1864; Army General Orders No. 14 and cover, announcing the protocol for observing the death of President Lincoln, April...

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The collection contains nine articles on Confederate money from various sources between 1863 and 2001.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of one indictment of treason issued by the State of Tennessee Circuit Court for Samuel M. McMahan and 13 summonses for McMahan that were sent to the Sherriff of Sevier County, Tennessee, between the years of 1865 and 1868. The indictment states that McMahan did "enlist in the army of the so-called Confederate States of America…and carrying on the said and open public war, insurrection and rebellion so traitorously commenced." The summonses...

Scope and Contents This collection contains three Woman's Relief Corps convention and encampment ribbons. The three ribbons are all different representing three different conventions. The first being an off-white ribbon, 5 3/4" long (not including the fringe) by 2 1/4" wide. It has an off-white bow with a light blue center knot that also has a small American flag attached. This ribbon also has a 2" gold bullion fringe stitched across the bottom and includes the following text:...

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The collection contains sixty-six pieces of Confederate paper money from various states and banks.

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This collection consists of a fragment of a letter written by an unknown Union soldier, describing his thoughts about the draft--"I think it is right for every man to help save his country"--, emancipation--"I am against freeing the Negro just as mutch [sic] as any person"--and the Battle of Gettysburg--"that was my forth [sic] of July". Very poorly written and virtually illegible in places.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of one letter from Ward to his father, dated July 28 and written at Ft. Ward. The plastic cover in which the letter was housed on arrival identifies Ward as a member of the 166th Regiment, Ohio Volunteers, a unit that was stationed at Ft. Ward from May to September 1864. The unit also took part in defending the city from Confederate General Jubal Early's raid of July 11-12, 1864, although that episode is unmentioned in this letter. Indeed, almost the whole of the...

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The collection contains a 2" x 4" scalloped edge card with an embossed picture pasted on it of General Ulysses S. Grant on horseback surrounded by flowers and a waving banner depicting the United States flag. At the bottom of the picture is a banner that reads "In Memory Gen. Grant." The edges of the card are beveled and show a blue interior. The card appears to have been pasted in a scrapbook or on a larger card.

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This collection consists of a handwritten memoir of the Battle of Gainsville (August 28, 1862), a preliminary action to the second Battle of Bun Run (August 2-30, 1862), read to the George W. Lennard Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, New Castle, Indiana, probably sometime during the 1890s. Shelley was evidently a member of the 19th Indiana regiment, which formed part of the famous "Iron Brigade" of the 1st Division, 1st Corps, U.S. Army. Much of the paper appears to be missing.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of a handwritten paper titled "The Kentucky Campaign as seen in 1862," read to the Grand Army of the Republic George W. Lennard post in New Castle, Indiana, probably during 1895, by Brown, a soldier in the 69th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment. This regiment had the dubious distinction of being captured en masse at the Battle of Richmond, Kentucky (August 30, 1862). Brown himself was wounded in the leg during the battle but managed to avoid capture by finding...

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This collection consists of one postcard, the front of which has a picture of an idealized Civil War cavalry officer wreathed in olive branches with a flag draped to one side, and the medal of the Grand Army of the Republic, with the inscription, "To My Comrade." The reverse contains a note from Homer, apparently to his sweetheart. He is entrusting the card to Carl for delivery so there is no address. Homer is thinking of her and missing her.

Scope and Contents From the File: This collection consists of a letter to James Hall from his brother Jeremiah Hall, a Union soldier, dated October 20, 1863, from Collierville, Tennessee. There is also a small framed photograph of a soldier notated "James Hall" on the obverse, as well as a pair of eye glasses with their case. The letter refers to one of the skirmishes that took place as Sherman's troops were moving east toward Chattanooga in late 1863. Jeremiah's unit was evidently one of those guarding the...

Scope and Contents From the File: This collection consists of a letter to James Hall from his brother Jeremiah Hall, a Union soldier, dated October 20, 1863, from Collierville, Tennessee. There is also a small framed photograph of a soldier notated "James Hall" on the obverse, as well as a pair of eye glasses with their case. The letter refers to one of the skirmishes that took place as Sherman's troops were moving east toward Chattanooga in late 1863. Jeremiah's unit was evidently one of those guarding the...

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A short letter from John H. Poor to his niece, Fanny, in which he tells her about the day-to-day routine. There is no date or indication as to the side he fought for during the Civil War. Includes drawings.